New-York tribune., 1887-04-15
GREEK SCHOLARS AT DINNER
HoSoRED MR.. LOWELL ANDDR. wALDsTEIN
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS PRAISES THE AMERICAN
SCHOOL At ATHENS.

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS PRAISES THE AMERICAN
SCHOOL At ATHENS.
The dinner given last ninght at the Hotel BrunswioS TO
che trustees and managers Of the American School Of
Classical Studies ut Athsns-and more especially to
James Russell Lowell of the governing board. and Dr.
Charles Wadsein formerly director Of the Fizwilliam
Museum of Cambridge, England and tke newly chosen
permanent director OF the American Schoo-drew to
gehcr unusually large number OF classical scholars
and prominent In archaeological and general cduca
tonal matters George William Curtis presided. At hfs
right sat Mr. Lowell; at his left DR.. Waldstein
At tho raised table. too were Professors Charles
Eliot Norton and W. W. Goodwin OF
Harvard Professor Seymour. of Yale Professor William
NJ Sloane of Princeton Provost Pepper OF the Univer
sity OF Pennsylvania; exPresdent Andrew d. White OF
Cornell; vice-Chanceor MacCracken, and Professor
Baird OF the University OF the City of EewYork; Pro-
fessors Drislcr Ware Trowbridgc Merriam and Hale. OF
Columbia; Professor j. Van Benschoten OF wesleyan
Professor Brown, OF the Union theological Seminary
the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby Professor Harkness OF
Brown and Professor Tsdale. of the College OF the City
Of New-York. Among those at the other tables were
william F. Dodge. John W. Hamersley, Dr. William NJ
Hammond Peter Marie. Joseph W. Harper jr, Robert
Hoe, Richard II. Hunt Edward +. de
Iancey Thomas W. Ludlow, exJudge Horace
Russell Horace E. Demng, Thomas Maitland.
Allan Marquand. +. D. Millet. william C. Prime
Frederic j. de Pcyster William schermerhorn Ben)a
min F. Smith, Russell Sturgs. Jesse sehgman, Augustus
st. Gaudens. Richard Watson Glider, Judge shipman,
Sidney Webster General wylie Crawford and Robert
Winthrop
The big dining hall nung with views in and about
Athens pictures Of the American school show
ing In prominent places Behind the presidents chair
was large paiuting The Ruins of the Parthenon'
loaned for the occasion by Morris N |csup The Dill OF
fare was white card folded having on the back two
pretty views OF the American School Tho bin OF fare
itself English aud opposite each course was me
ssRssHr"'' wine There were a. ABOUT 40 guess
MT Curtis raped for order about hahpast O'Clock
Heconsdersteiy announced that the speeches would not
he In Greek and that each orator was 20 have put
politics and the Thought Of the world more profoundly
than other people In It, The lesson tnss Atuca 1s
finest grace Of nations came from the intellectual and
moral forces in man. II We had been mere Yankees
represented above gain would have set twenty
years ago IL was because we proved our ndeniy as
nation IDEAS Willingness to sacrifice material pros
perity life ITSELF moral and intellectual stand
ards that This country has gained more m anu ha
quack advertiser appeal to native American In
nct America meant 10 got the best and all she needed
RepuD an institutions were hostile to the develop
1mss G for public public during the fy years
most characteristic fruit Of our public m
TiSen iS U' 'wcife c these and many others long line
OF worthless we're the true public citizens the true Amer
,aps s worthy i r Tina ns Of
and to this spirit the projectors Of the enterprise LOOKED
faithfn 10 the still air Of delightful studies that cnl
ture which oblivion could never look In the face Mr
lowell Mr. Curtis said. had long illustrated that wide
and wise scholarship which founded the American
School And after warm personal tribute the presl-
dent called the OK Minister to England to reply
Mr. Lowell looked grayer and older thap
usual at first, but soon warmed to his sub
ject and regained his afterdnner fuency and
The prospect OF speaking with him. he said 70 pc
gn WITH Thackeray had put IT, turned whitebsit into
bee lie then went on In conversational way 10
tell OF his meeting Whitman yesterday afternoon ana ~
his surprise at finding himself as old as the good gray
poet and nearly gray He could recall being in New
York and seeing Aaron Burr then Vice President
And he the Navarno bonnetS that the
ladies wore then OF the victory OF the
Greeks the Turks ,
One OF the most striking things about the American
School was that supported for five years by tne
contributions of the poorest class OF people here tne
college coal HEAVIER had been told couu
mako 81 500 in good times and 1t was unusually good
times when college professor could make ihst
There was another altar 10 an unknown goo I'D
Greece which these American people. rs Paul put IT,
should declare nation. That was the goa OF
good taste OF decency In htera
fnre This sort OF teaching needed more and more as
we grew more self-contentcd and prosperous These
Atheniau students too. should carry good republican
ideas into Greece and convert 1t to our own IDEAS IN
politics - ,-. -
DR. Waldstein spoke after Mr.. Lowell. Speeches were
also made by Charles Eliot Norton and others